However, in that moment, Tim Lovejoy stepped in to save the day as he helped the pair out – while a napkin was held over the scene by Simon Rimmer to spare any further embarrassment for Vicky to viewers at home.

"I can't thank the Loose Women team and everybody at ITV enough for giving me such an amazing opportunity," she said. "But for me, I think I tried to run before I could walk.

"I think there were maybe certain things that were discussed and certain debates that we'd have, and I'd be desperate to get involved but I'd feel a little bit like, 'I really don't have an opinion on this'.

"It was marriage, and it was kids. At the time, I couldn't even get a lad to text me back."